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GOLES A. SEELEY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE W'ARNER BROTHERS COMPANY, OF CONNECTICUT.

MACHINE Foa APPLYING TIPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,579, dated September 7', l 897.

Application filed January 15,1897. Serial No. 619,370. (No model.)

To all whom may concern,.-

Be it known thatl, COLES A. SEELEY, a citinen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Applying Tips, of which 'the following is a speeiflcation.

lvly invention is a machine for applying and compressing tips automatically upon the ends of blades, the said machine being constructed as fully set forth hereinafter and as illustra-ted in the accompanying drawings, in whieh- Y Figure l is a side elevation of said machine. Fig. 2 is a top view. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section at line fc so, Fig. l. Fig. a is an enlarged sectional elevation at line g/ y, Fig. 3, through one end of the feed-wagon. Fig. isa top view of the saine, the upper rollers being omitted. Fig. G is atransverse sectional view of the same at line .er e, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional enlarged elevation of one of the hop! pers. Fig. S is a transverse section of Fig. 7. Figs. 9 and l0 show a face and perspective of steel blades X and to compress the sameV upon the blades, which are generally incased in paper or other fabric, so that thc coinpressed tips are brought to a level with the surfaces oi the covered blades.

Before describing the improved machine in detail I will set forth its general operation.

There is a channel m, Figs. il, 5, and G, into which each blade Xpasses longitudinally, and above one part of this channel is a chute C, with a central rib 2, down which pass the tips 'y into the channel al, the parts being ai ranged so that the tips will lie in a pile in the chute C, the lowest tip in the channel so, so that as the, blade X passes along the channel (being fed by wheels e e or otherwise) its end will enter the lowest tip and carry the latter along the channel to a clamping dcvice--as, for instance, two presser-wheels o c, the lower having a grooved periphery to receive a flange upon the upper, and by these wheels the tip is compressed both laterally and vertically onto the blade. Vhen the blade is covered into the fabric, which need not always be the case,fthe tip will be pressed into the fabric, so that the surfaces of the blade and tip will be flush. T he tipped blade is then fed forward by two Wheels ff or otherwise into a narrow transverse chamber j until its end strikes an adjustable gage D. A spring k2 tends Vto thrust each blade sidewise in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, so that the following blade will not strike the preceding one, but will be laid alongside of it until the following blade strikes the spring L2, when both blades will be pushed laterally y out of the way of the succeeding blade, and so on until the chambery` is full. As each blade enters the chamber j it strikes the arm 8 of a bell-crank lever l, pivoted at w, and rocks the same against the action of the spring 7st, which bears against the other arm e of the said lever. The arm i is connected by an adjustable connecting-rod 7.2' with the slide 7c3, so arranged that as it moves in the direction of its arrow, Fig. 3, under the action of the lever K it will push the opposite blade X toward a pair of feed-wheelsf', similar to the feed-wheelf, but moving in an opposite direction, and by which the blade will be carried through a channel ce and beneath an other chute C and beneath another pair of compression-wheels c', so that a tip will be applied to and compressed upon the opposite end of the blade.

lVhere a tip is to be applied only to one end of the blade, the duplicate features of the apparatus may of course be dispensed with.

l will now describe the details of the apparatus as shown in the drawings, but it will be obvious that these details may vbe varied to a great extent while secu ring the different operations before described.

The frame A of the apparatus supports a table B, having a rib G,stationary at its upper face and opposite an adjustable bar '7,having an overhanging flange Sand forming with the rib G the channel x. The bar 7 is made adjustable inasmuch as the blades X vary slightly in width7 and to permit the bar to yield under the pressure of any of the wider ribs itis provided with a guide-arm 9,iitting a l'oo groove in the table B, and against which bears the spring 10, tending to hold it down, a spring 12 bearing against the end of the bar tending to thrust it inward. In the flange 8 is an opening arranged directly below the chute C.

The bar 7, as shown,extends only over that part of the channel between the wheels C and e, the other portions of the channel having permanent covers or beinguncovered, if desired.

The chamber j is formed between the face of the chamber B and a flat cover-platej', which is bolted to the tops of side flanges 13 13of the table,leavingsufficient intermediate space for the blades. The gage D is adjustable, so as to be set in different positions for blades of different lengths. For the same reason the connecting-rod 7s is adjustable in length, as shown.

The shafts of the different sets of rollers turn in suitable bearings in the frame, and

preferably these bearings are in blocks slid-V ing in grooves in the frame and held in position by springs,as shown, so as to permit the rollers to yield to a slight extent. the pair of pressure-rollers c is carried by the driving-shaft 1i, having the belt-pulley 15, and the shaft. 17 of the pressure-rollers c is driven from the shaft 14 through the medium of gears 16, and suitable gears transmit motion from the two shafts let 17 to the shaft of the other rollers.

Any suitable means may be employed forV feeding the tips to the chutes, but I will now describe an apparatus which has proved to be effective.

The upper end of each chute extends into a hopper E, Figs. 1, 2, 7, and 8,and in which the mass of tips is placed,and in this hopperturns a large feed-wheel F, secured to a shaft 1S, and having a series of tangential edges u, beyond which extend fingers 10, so that as the feed-wheel revolves the fingers will pick up such of the tips as are in position to be engaged thereby. As any one of the edges is brought to the top position and the next forward linger approaches the end of the rib 2 of the chute there will be formed an inclined continuation of the said edge down which the tip or tips on the ed gelv will slide onto the rib, as shown in Fig. 7. In order to allow sufiicient time for this operation, the wheel F is turned intermittently and is arrested as each edge lt is in line with the rib.

To prevent an undue accumulation of the tips in thechute and to always maintain the end of the same open, so that none of the ribs will be crushed between the fingers 19 and the edge of the chute, I provide a detaching device G, which detaches from the chute all of the tips which may be placed in the latter beyond a certain point-for instance, the point p, Fig. 7. A revolving wheel, reciprocating finger, or other detaching device may be employed, but I prefer a vibrating brush 20, secured to an arm on the rock-shaft 21, which As shown,

rocks inward as soon as any finger 19 passes below the end of the chuteaud wipes oft' into the hopper any of the tips that rest on the rib 2 beyond the point p.

.Any suitable means may be employed for imparting intermittent motion to the feedwheel F. As shown, a ratchet-wheel 22 on the shaft 1S With the same number of teeth as the feed-wheel is engaged by a pawl 23 on a rock-arm 24, vibrating ou the shaftlS, and to which motion is imparted by a connectingrod 25, reciprocated upon a transverse disk 2U on any one of the shafts of the machine. The brush-shaft 21 is rocked in one direction by a spring 27 and in the other by a rockinglever 28, one arm of which is struck by the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 22, the other being connected byalink29 with an arm of the rockshaft 21.

IVhere there are two hoppers, as shown, one is arranged to operate in connection with each chute. i

The chutes C C' are illustrated as twisted for the purpose of turning the tips to present them properly to the ends of the blades, but, if desired, the chutes might extend fromv the opposite ends of the hoppers without being twisted.

It will be evident that there may be two or more parallel channelsl zr with corresponding chutes or holders for the tips, two or more blades bein'gfed simultaneously parallel to each other and thus multiplying the product.

NVithout limiting myself to the precise construction and operation of parts shown and described, I claim as my invention- 1. In a tipping-machine, the combination with means for feeding blades successively first in one direction and then in another,

i chutes or holders for tips arranged to feed the tips successively into position opposite the advancing ends of the blades, and means for compressing the tips upon opposite ends of the blades, substantially as described.

2. In a tipping-machine, the combination of a table provided with a channel, a chute arranged to communicate with said channel to supply tips thereto, a hopper for said tips, devices for feeding the tips from the hopper to the chu-te, and pressing-rollers arranged beyond the chute to compress the tips upon the ends of the blades passing through the channel, substantially as described.

3. In a tipping-machine, the combination with chutes or holders for containing tips, means for feeding blades successively to presentfirst one end and then the other of each blade to the tips in the holders and means for compressing the tips uponthe ends of the blades, substantially as described.

et. The combinationin a tipping-machine of a table provided with a longitudinal channel for receiving the blades to be tipped, means for feeding the blades along the channel, a chute for containing the tips communicating with the channel and pressurerollers arranged beyond the chute to com- IOO press the tips upon the ends of the blades passing through the channel, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with the channeled table B, and chute C, of feed-wheels e, f, and intermediate pressure-wheels c, c, one having a groove and the other rib, substantially as set forth.

G. The combination with the table I3, having a longitudinal rib 6, of the movable bar 7, having the overhanging ilange 8, yielding means for pressing the bar toward the rib and holding it downward, a chtite communieating with the channel between the barand rib, and feed-Wheels and presser-Wheels, substantially as set forth.

7. In a tipping-machine the combination of the devices for applying and pressing tips upon blades and for feeding the blades, of a chamber j, and means for moving the blades laterally and successively in said chamber, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination with the two sets of devices for applying and compressing tips and for feeding the blades in opposite directions of the intermediate chamber j, receiving the blades from one tipping mechanism and means for successively feeding the blades toward the other tipping mechanism, substantially as set forth. i

0. The combination with the table B, and its chamber jj, and means for moving the blades laterally in said chamber, of two sets of tipping mechanism, a slide 7a3, and a lever having an arm 3, extendin g into the chamber j, and connecting to operate the slide 7e3, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination with a hopper containing tips or other articles, of a chute or holder communicating with the hopper, mechanism Within the hopper including a rotating carrier for transferring tips from the hopper to the chute, and devices for transferring tips from the chute back into the hopper to constantly maintain a clear space in the chute opposite the carrier, substantially as described.

Il. The combination with the blade and tip-feeding devices, of compressor-wheels arranged beyond the tip-feeding devices to compress the tips upon the ends of the blades, substantially as described.

12. In a tipping-machine, the combination with means for feeding blades in one direction, of devices for applying and securing a tip to one end of the blades, means for feeding the blades in the opposite direction, mechanism for transferring the blades into position to be engaged by said means, and devices for applying and securing a tip to the untipped end of the blades, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GOLES A. SEELEY.

XVitnesses:

F. S. ANDREWS, RUSSELL TOMLINsoN. 

